He Brought Refugees Together With A Soccer Ball
When Robert Hakiza was a boy, he used to play soccer with kids regardless of their ethnicity. Could the sport help cut through ethnic tensions at a refugee camp in Uganda?
Africa
How Chickens And Goats Are Helping To Stop Child Marriage
A program in Ethiopia promises a farmyard incentive to families that don't marry off an underage daughter.
Why This AIDS Champion Is Conflicted About World AIDS Day
Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, the founder of an HIV/AIDS nonprofit in Uganda, thinks World AIDS Day could be bigger and better.
The Meaning Of Meghan: 'Black' And 'Royal' No Longer An Oxymoron In Britain
Whether or not she cares, princess-to-be Meghan Markle has become a symbol of biracial people's coming-of-age, and maybe of the country's collective adulthood on race, writes Karen Grigsby Bates.
How Dogs Are Lending A Paw To Uganda's Traumatized War Veterans
In Uganda, dogs are not typically pets and are often feared. But one young man decided to see if therapy dogs might be helpful for traumatized veterans of the civil war.
Security Tightened In Kenya For President Kenyatta's Swearing-In
Following a prolonged and violent presidential election that had to be rerun after a court rejected the initial results, Kenya's incumbent president was sworn-in for a second term.
One Woman's Quest To Tell 'The African Story Through Chocolate'
A Ghana-born chocolatier found that many people — even Africans — weren't familiar with the spices and cultures from other parts of the continent. And it is those experiences she seeks to share.
Kenya's President Sworn-In For Second Term As Police Quell Unrest
The inauguration of Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium drew overflow crowds that police had to force back. Meanwhile, there were anti-Kenyatta protests elsewhere in the capital, Nairobi.
How Kenya Got To Be #3 On A Survey Of Most Generous Nations
In the latest World Giving Index, global giving was down. But there were exceptions — especially in Africa.
Why Kenya's Tea-Growing Highlands Didn't Experience Election Chaos, Violence
Kenya's long drawn-out presidential election riled the half of the country that supported the opposition contender. But for those who supported the incumbent winner, including those who live in Kenya's tea-growing highlands, the election offers stability.